Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 July 1954Vol. XXIV, No. 12

Birthday Honours

p. 17 · Read in the full issue

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Fiji Residents Receive

FIVE Fiji residents were included in the list of Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Mr. F. C. Exon, manager in Fiji for Amalgamated Wireless (Aus tralasia) Ltd., for the last 20 years, received the OBE.

Mrs. J. M. Jardine received the MBE. She was Girl Guides’ Islands Commissioner until she left the Colony to live in the United King dom recently.

Mr. G. R. Wilson, formerly of Vanua Levu, and a member of the Suva Post Office staff for the last 14 years, also received the MBE.

Supt. H. Halstead, Fiji Police, was. awarded the Colonial Police Medal.

He had charge of traffic arrange ments for the Queen’s visit in De cember.

Ratu Epeli Vakalalabure, Buli Tunuloa in Cakaudrove Province for more than 20 years, received the Certificate of Honour. He was a member of the Fiji Labour Corps which served in Europe in the 1914- 18 war.

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